Car-coupling



(No Model.)

M. GLAUSSBN.

GAR COUPLING. No. 460,198f Patented Sept. 29, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MOSSES CLAUSSEN, OF GOLDENDALE, IVASHINGTON.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 460,198, datedSeptember 29, 1891. Application filed March 20, 1891. Serial No.385,771. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MossEs CLAUSSEN, a citizen of the United States,residingat Goldendale, in the county of Klikitat and State of\Vashington, have invented a new and useful Car-Coupling, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to car-couplings, and more especially to thatclass thereof known as gravity-pin supports. The object of the same isto produce certain improvements in devices of this character, to whichend the invention consists in the specific details of constructionhereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as illustrated on thesheet of drawings, wherein-- Figure 1 is a general perspective view ofthis device, showing the parts in position to receive an approachinglink. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the same. Fig. 3 is asimilar section showing the link coupled therein. Fig. at is aperspective detail of the link.

Referring to the said drawings, the letter D designates a draw-head,whose upper side has a conical projection C, which is vertically boredfor the reception of the pin P. The latter has an enlarged lower end,making a shoulder S, and its reduced upper end moves through the bore inthe cone, and has a head II at its upper end, which prevents itsdropping through the bottom of the draw-head onto the ground. The bottomof the opening within the draw-head inclines forwardly, as shown at l,and upon this incline rests a ball B, which in shape is preferably aperfect sphere, the ball rolling down the incline to a point beneath thepin, so as to support the same, as seen in Fig. 2, and being preventedfrom falling out of the mouth of the drawhead by a depending andlaterally-reduced finger F, as best seen in Fig. 1. The link L, which Ipreferably use in connection with this draw-head, is of the constructionbest seen in Fig. atthat is to say, its body is shaped as usual, but itsends E are long and thin and considerably flattened, as best seen inthis figure.

forced into a draw-head this end rides under the ball B, as seen in Fig.3, and will not accidentally bind the ball against the top of thedraw-head opening. The weight of the ball resting on the inner end ofthe link holds the latter horizontal, so that it forms a link-support,as will be clearly understood, and when the link rises very high, as incoupling to a high draw-head, the finger by being reduced at its tipenters the slot in the link and does not prevent the rise of the latter.

Although I have not shown it, any suit-able device may be used forraising the pin from the top and sides of the car; but this forms nopart of the present invention.

hat is claimed as new is The herein-described car-coupling, the samecomprising a draw-head having a projection on its upper side with acentral verticalbore, a pin moving through said draw-head and bore withan enlarged head at its upper extremity, the bottom of the opening inthe draw-head inclining forward toward its mouth, a depending finger atthe top of said mouth whose edges converge approximately to a pointstanding in front of the mouth, and a ball within said draw-headnormally resting against said finger, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my ownI have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

MOSSES CLAUSSEN.

\Vitnesses: I

JAMES A. R. ToBIN, HENRY CLAUssEN.

